People group profile · PG050359
The Rohingya of the United States
The Rohingya of the United States, numbering about 13,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Muslim ethnic group indigenous to the Rakhine State of Myanmar that has been denied citizenship there since 1982 and has suffered severe persecution and mass displacement.
They are a diaspora people in the Bengali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Rohingya.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 13,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Bengali
- Primary language
- Rohingya (rhg)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rohingya are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Rohingya
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Rohingya · Indo-European family
100% speak Rohingya
Gospel resources in Rohingya
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Rohingya)
Bibles
- RCA – 2020 (John), 2021 (Luke) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Rohingya
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Rohingya in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohingya | Bangladesh | 908,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rohingya | Myanmar | 636,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rohingya | Saudi Arabia | 438,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Rohingya | Malaysia | 48,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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